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EATING OUT – AWAY BANGKOK Mezzaluna at lebua 65th floor, The Dome at lebua, Silom Road, Bangrak, Bangkok, Thailand. Twin chefs Thomas and Mathias Sühring (both with three-star Michelin backgrounds) head the team in charge of this magnificent restaurant newly opened on the 65th floor overlooking glittering Bangkok and the curves of its river far below. The menu has been created to showcase the best ingredients and the skills of the chefs, including a six-course tasting menu with wine pairings. Better still, the Tower Club at lebua offers five- star accommodation, so dinner can segue into a relaxing weekend retreat. www.lebua.com/en/the-dome- dining/ ST PETERSBURG miX in St Petersburg W St Petersburg, 6 Voznesensky Prospect, St Petersburg, Russia. Alain Ducasse has accrued more Michelin stars than any other chef and still he pursues more. The miX name has been used before – in New York, Vegas, Vieques, and now at the W (Hotel) in St. Petersburg. It seems an unlikely mix until you remember the elegant beauty of architecture in this grand city, and learn that this hotel is located next door to St Isaac's Cathedral and near the Winter Palace. Suddenly Ducasse's cuisine is apt. The contemporary design reflects the city's style and the maestro's chef 's table in the chandelier room is the perfect place to celebrate your visit. www.wstpetersburg.com/en/mix-in- stpetersburg HONG KONG La Marmite 46 Staunton Street, SoHo, Central, Hong Kong. French speakers know that a marmite is a traditional heavy cooking pot, ideal for preparing wonderful aromatic, hearty dishes. This aptly-named French bistro, opened by the Aqua Restaurant Group in the heart of Hong Kong's cosmopolitan sector, has turned many heads. Affordable and unpretentious, it delivers just the sort of fine bistro food many had been hankering for. David Yeo, the founder of the Aqua, has predicted this trend perfectly. The traditional blackboard menu, daily specials, all-French cheeseboard and French wine-list – not to mention Yeo's collection of vintage French posters – are enough to make any Francophile swoon. www.aqua.com.hk 20 www.travelandliving.com.au DUBAI At.Mosphere Level 122, Burj Khalifa, Dubai, UAE. Picture, if you can, the world's tallest building and, on the 122nd floor, the world's highest restaurant, at 408 metres, seating 210 diners. Imagine the panoramic view over Dubai. Then turn your eyes to the menu, which features prime cuts of beef, organic poultry and seafood with an emphasis on fresh products and healthy, simple cooking paired with an extensive cellar and wine list. As this is Dubai, no expense has been spared on the décor – mahogany walls and ceilings, Adam Tihany furnishings and floors of café au lait limestone and hand-tufted carpet. Seated at a table at this altitude, in such surroundings, anything you eat would have to be haute cuisine! www.atmosphereburjkhalifa.com LONDON Dinner by Heston Blumenthal Mandarin Oriental, 66 Knightsbridge, London, UK. Chances are he's been in your home (via his TV programmes). Now you can be in his. Heston is a culinary alchemist who never stops experimenting and you can be sure any meal served under his direction will be not only memorable but exceptional. Blumenthal's more-than-passing interest in history also means that many dishes on the menu have been derived from far back in English history. If all of this isn't enough to excite you, Blumenthal's also offers floor-to- ceiling glass walls with uninterrupted views of Hyde Park, plus glimpses of the kitchen team at work and an industrial-sized spit. What more could you ask for? www.mandarinoriental.com/london/ dining